WEBVTT RELOCATE.JACKSON'S WEEKEND WATER OUTAGECOULD HAVE A HUGE NEGATIVEECONOMIC IMPACT ON HOTELS ACROSSTHE CITY.>> THIS IS A HORRIBLE, HORRIBLEWEEKEND FOR THE CITY OF JACKSONTO SHUT DOWN.ROSS: ALLAN COLE IS WITH THEHOLIDAY INN EXPRESS ON HIGHSTREET.THEY'VE BOOKED GUESTS ATTENDINGA MAJOR HORSE SHOW AT THE STATEFAIRGROUNDS ACROSS THE STREET.>> WE DON'T MIND PURCHASINGWATER, BUT WHAT WE COULD END UPHAVING TO DO, JUST RELOCATEGUESTS AT A COST TO US.NOT ONLY DO WE LOSE MONEY, BUTIT ENDS UP COSTING US MONEY.ROSS: THE WATER CRISIS COULDN'TCOME AT A WORSE TIME FORHUNDREDS OF COWBOYS WHO'VE COMEFROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY FOR THETWO WEEK LONG NATIONAL CUTTINGHORSE ASOCIATION CHAMPIONSHIPS.>> BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO HAVEAROUND 1,200 HORSES ON THISGROUND AT ALL TIMES, ANDPROBABLY 2,500 TO 3,500 HEAD OFCATTLE IN THE SPIRIT OF TIME,THIS COULD BE A CHALLENGROSS: THEY SAID THE CATTLE ANDHORSES NEED A LOT OF WATER TOSTAY HYDRATED.HOW MUCH WATER A DAY DOES YOURHORSE NEED?>> THIS HORSE WILL DRINK 15GALLONS A DAY.ROSS: WHAT DO YOU DO IF YOUDON'T HAVE WATER FOR THE HORSES?>> THAT'S A REAL GOOD QUESTIONSOMEBODY'S GOING TO HAVE TO COMEUP WITH SOMETHING.ROSS: BACK AT THE HOLIDAY INN,MANAGERS SAID THE WATER OUTAGECOULD HURT THEIR REVENUE.>> I DON'T WANT TO STATE AFIGURE FOR COMPETITIVE REASONS,BUT IT'S A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT.ROSS: AT THE FAIRGROUNDS, YOUCAN SEE CARS LEAVING THECOLISEUM BECAUSE STATE HIGHSCHOOL BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPARE ON THE WAY THIS WEEKEND.THEY WILL HAVE TO SCRAMBLE TOMAKE SURE PLAYERS AND PARENTSWON'T BE LEFT HIGH AND DRY.

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“This is a horrible, horrible, horrible weekend for the city of Jackson to shut down,” said Allan Cole, with the Holiday Inn Express on High Street. “We could end up having to just relocate guests at a cost to us. Not only do we lose money, but it ends up costing us money.”

Many of the visiting cowboys didn’t know about the water outage, which is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. Friday and last until 3 p.m. Sunday, until 16 WAPT News told them about it.

“You’re going to have around 1,200 horses on these grounds at all time and probably 2,500 to 3,500 head of cattle. In the spirit of time, this could be a challenge,” said Lewis Ray, with NCHA.

The animals need a lot of water to stay hydrated. One horse can drink 15 gallons of water a day.